Download or read book Shooting the Truth written by James McEnteer and published by Praeger. This book was released on 2006 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the ability of political documentary films to address vital issues glossed over by the corporate-controlled mass-media. Tracing the origins of an oppositional documentary movement to the Vietnam era, the author shows how an independent documentary tradition grew from television's failure to sustain a commitment to the public interest.